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Ask the Administrator: How to Ensure a Diverse Candidate Pool?
A new correspondent writes I work in the English department at a medium-sized but rapidly expanding community college in the...
The end of the chore wars?
Good news for men and women: Time Magazine recently heralded the end of the chore wars! According to author Ruth...
What I Believe - And Why Apple Makes Me Wrong
Apple drives me crazy. What I Believe - And Why Apple Makes Me Wrong: Talent is Overrated: Yes, leadership matters...
Visualizing the uneven geographies of knowledge production and circulation
As noted in a previous entry (‘ Visualizing the globalization of higher education and research’), we’ve been keen to both...
Of philosophers, hourglasses and fleas
Philosophers confuse me. Their classical training (grammar, logic, rhetoric) can be very helpful when I'm trying to decipher a difficult...
The Patriot Act: Conclusion
[This blog entry is the last of the three devoted to reflections on the Patriot Act, ten years later, an...
A Student Loan Stimulus?
President Obama has proposed spending five billion dollars on building renovation at community colleges across America. It’s a nifty idea...
ABC's and PhD's: An important lesson from middle school math
For some unknown reason over the weekend, I felt compelled to check the electronic service that our school system uses...